doldrums
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As it restructures in a bid to escape the doldrums, Ubisoft in June closed studios in Canada's Winnipeg and the Serbian capital Belgrade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lego in 2018 was stuck in the doldrums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
As sales suffer from the summer doldrums, MarketWatch looked at where sellers are affected the most.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Canada is facing some economic doldrums, Tostenson said, but "you learn that if you give people a real reason to spend their money and give them value, they'll spend it".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
After three weeks of the doldrums I made Ruth May get out of bed.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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